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Publication 1C XKCD 14(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraThis is a copyright comic used in an attempt at levity on the first day of the Coypright Boot Camp. Foundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst)Publication 1E Statutes 101 2, 6-9, 110, 121, 504a(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraFoundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst) This is the text of Statutes 101 2, 6-9, 110, 121, 504a.Publication 1D U.S. Copyright Law: An Index(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraFoundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst) This is an index of important materials and US Code, Title 17. It is a useful resource for those looking at copyright law.Publication 1F Ho v. Taflove(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraUsed in Foundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst) In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 10-2144 SENG-TIONG HO, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ALLEN TAFLOVE, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Ho v. Taflove, 648 F.3d 489 (7th Cir. 2011) Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 1:07-cv-04305—Elaine E. Bucklo, Judge. ARGUED JANUARY 20, 2011—DECIDED JUNE 6, 2011 Before RIPPLE and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges, and MURPHY, District Judge. * The Honorable G. Patrick Murphy, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, is sitting by designation. RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. Seng-Tiong Ho and Yingyan Huang brought this action against Allen Taflove and Shi-Hui Chang in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. They alleged that the defendants, members of another research team at the same university, violated the Copyright Act by publishing equations, figures and text copied from the plaintiffs’ work. The plaintiffs also raised several state law claims against the defendants based on the alleged copying. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment and a motion to dismiss. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to all claims and therefore declined to address the motion to dismiss.Publication 1G 92 F.Supp.2d 349 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraUMG RECORDINGS, INC., Sony Music Entertainment Inc., Warner Bros. Records Inc., Arista Records Inc., Atlantic Recordings Corp., BMG Music d/b/a The RCA Records Label, Capitol Records, Inc., Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc., Interscope Records, and Sire Records Group Inc., Plaintiffs, v. MP3.COM, INC., Defendant. No. 00 Civ. 472(JSR). United States District Court, S.D. New York. May 4, 2000. Cite as 92 F.Supp.2d 349 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) Owners of copyrights in musical recordings sued Internet company, which made MP3 files of recordings available to its subscribers, for infringement. On plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment, the District Court, Rakoff, J., held that defendant’s conduct was not fair use. Motion granted.Publication 1B Copyright Hypotheticals(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraCopyright Boot Camp Day 1: Foundational Copyright Copyright Basics. What is copyrightable? What rights does copyright cover (what’s a derivative work)? This list of situations provides assessment and discussion around basic copyright with case studies.Publication 1H Orphan Works(2015-01-01) Roh, CharlotteFoundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst) One-page handout defining orphan works, brief history, and resources for more information.Publication 1I - How Fair Use Can Help Solve the Orphan Works Problem(2012-01-01) Urban, JenniferUsed in Foundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst) Many works that libraries, archives, and historical societies would like to digitize are “orphan works,” that is, works for which the copyright holder either is unknown or cannot be located after a diligent search. Due to copyright risk if an owner later shows up, nonprofit libraries and similar institutions have been reluctant to digitize and make these works available, greatly limiting access to important cultural and historical information. While a legislative fix may soon be proposed, this Article argues that legislation is not necessary to enable some uses of orphan works by nonprofit libraries and archives. Instead, U.S. copyright law’s fair use doctrine, which allows certain unpermissioned uses of copyrighted works, provides a partial solution. Though it is an incomplete solution, fair use has some significant advantages over other approaches through which libraries and archives could make publicly beneficial uses of orphan works. Under fair use, there is no need to develop a licensing system, significantly reducing administrative and transactional costs, and eliminating socially wasteful license fees for works that are not on the market, and for which an owner is unlikely to exist. Second, fair use has the flexibility to accommodate change over time as libraries and archives discover the best ways to search for owners, preserve works, and make them available. Finally, allowing fair use of orphans by libraries and archives helps fulfill copyright’s critical purposes of promoting the dissemination of knowledge and supporting speech and free expression. Law Research Paper 2089526Publication Fair Use(2019-01-01) Quilter, LauraPublication Open Access, Nonexclusive Licensing, Author Rights(2019-01-01) Courtney, Kyle K.; Quilter, LauraAn overview of copyright in relation to author contracts, a hands-on exercise reviewing an author publication agreement, and pointers about talking with authors about their publication agreements. Also includes an overview of Creative Commons licensing and how open access policies can change the copyright default for authors and provide a legal mechanism for institutions to share author works.Publication 2E Licensing Electronic Resources: Spotting Issues in e-Content Licenses(2015-01-01) Emmet, Joan MFoundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst) Joan Emmet, Yale - Library Licensing: An overview of contracts for library content; hands-on exercise learning to spot key Issues that should be negotiated.Publication 2D Scholarly Communication Issues & Library License Negotiation(2015-01-01) Finnie, EllenAdvanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst) Ellen Finnie, MIT – Negotiation methods and theory & introducing Scholarly Communication issues into library content licenses. Includes a hands-on exercise using “principled negotiation” to engage with a vendor on adding scholarly communication-related supports to a license.Publication 2C Negotiation Methods and Theory(2015-01-01) Finnie, EllenAdvanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst) Ellen Finnie, MIT – Negotiation methods and theory & introducing Scholarly Communication issues into library content licenses. Includes a hands-on exercise using “principled negotiation” to engage with a vendor on adding scholarly communication-related supports to a license.Publication 2J Wiley-Blackwell Agreement (sample contract)(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraAdvanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst) Laura Quilter, UMass - Authors & Scholarly Communication. Includes an overview of copyright in relation to author contracts, a hands-on exercise reviewing an author publication agreement, and pointers about talking with authors about their publication agreements. This is a sample copyright transfer agreement from Wiley-Blackwell used for teaching purposes.Publication 2I Negotiating Author Agreements(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraAdvanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst) Laura Quilter, UMass - Authors & Scholarly Communication. Includes an overview of copyright in relation to author contracts, a hands-on exercise reviewing an author publication agreement, and pointers about talking with authors about their publication agreements.Publication 2B Copyright Workshop Agenda Session 2(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraThis is the agenda for Day 2 of the Copyright Boot Camp. Advanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst)Publication 1A Copyright Boot Camp Agenda(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraThis fall, ACRL New England’s Scholarly Communication Interest Group is offering both a one- or two-day copyright workshop, in two different locations, taught by the New England Copyright Crew (NECC)! NECC includes Laura Quilter (Copyright and Information Policy Librarian, UMass Amherst), who spearheaded this approach last year at UMass, Kyle Courtney (Copyright Advisor, Harvard University), Ellen Finnie Duranceau (Program Manager, Scholarly Publishing, Copyright & Licensing, MIT Libraries), and Joan Emmet (Licensing & Copyright Librarian, Yale University). Those who are already familiar with "Foundational Copyright" topics may elect to attend only the second day; others may wish to attend only the first day, or both days. Foundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst) Advanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst)Publication 2B XKCD 14(2015-01-01) Quilter, Laura; Roh, CharlotteThis is a copyright comic used in an attempt at levity on the first day of the Coypright Boot Camp. It has been edited but the original can be found at https://xkcd.com/14/ . Advanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst)Publication 2K Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Publishing Agreement (sample contract)(2015-01-01) Quilter, LauraAdvanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst) Laura Quilter, UMass - Authors & Scholarly Communication. Includes an overview of copyright in relation to author contracts, a hands-on exercise reviewing an author publication agreement, and pointers about talking with authors about their publication agreements. This is a sample book contract from Rowman & Littlefield used for teaching purposes.